The Baulk is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1985. A C18 House. 1 related planning application.

The Baulk

WRENN ID
pale-span-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 August 1985
Type
House
Address
The Baulk, Whitchurch-On-Thames, RG8 7RE
OS grid reference
SU 652 781
Coordinates
51.49825, -1.06127
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Baulk is an eye catcher, likely originally an ornamental feature, dating to the late 18th century, with a house added probably in the late 19th century. It is constructed of unknapped flint with grey brick dressings to the house, and has a roof of stone slate and plain tiles. The building follows an L-shaped plan and comprises two storeys with a four-window front facing the garden. Most windows are two-light casements, except for a five-light casement on the ground floor to the left. The roof has a complex design. The entrance is at the rear, where there is a plank door. The right return has a flint wall with square piers, each topped with a pyramid, at the left and right. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

The Baulk sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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